In this webinar speakers provided an in-depth look at principles to guide EU partnership implementation and the key considerations for the EU to make when designing partnerships.

Rory Geary focuses on the links between climate policy and development, as well as the evaluation of national energy policies. He has a keen interest in understanding the impacts and effectiveness of energy transition policies. Prior to joining NewClimate Institute, Rory worked for several years in the Irish public sector. He conducted analysis on employment and social policies for the Ministry of Social Protection with the Irish Government Economics & Evaluation Service. Subsequently, he contributed to impact evaluations of national energy policies with the Sustainable Energy Authority of...

Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 20th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025).

At this press conference we released the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025.

Greening and scaling up public finance is critical, but it is not enough. Significantly scaling up private sector finance, including through greening value chains, green financial products (e.g. funds and loans) and carbon finance is needed to channel more resources toward activities with a positive impact on the environment and society. The Carbon Finance Summit, held over 2 half-days at the Blue Zone at COP29, aims to bring together high-level thought leaders from government, corporate, financiers, civil society and media to highlight the right investments and tools that can most effectively...

This joint UNFCCC and UNEP event featured high-level opening remarks from the UNEP Executive Director and the UNFCCC Executive Secretary and a presentation of the key findings of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024. This will be followed by a panel discussion on what we need from the next round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs), and how we can speed up climate action and implementation this decade.

In this side event, co-organised by NewClimate Institute and E3G, we examined the scale of financing required for a just transition in the power sector, using Mexico—where reliance on unabated fossil gas is significant—as a case study. The session also explored the challenges development banks face in providing transition finance and their role in innovative solutions, such as country platforms, to scale up financing and improve coordination among key stakeholders. Speakers: Niklas Höhne, NewClimate Institute Imogen Outlaw, NewClimate Institute Anna Nilsson, NewClimate Institute Laura Sabogal...

Organised by: MedWaves, the UNEP/MAP Regional Activity Centre for SCP and The Hot or Cool Institute The work programme on just transition pathways, established at COP27, aimed to assess, design, and scale up pathways to achieve the Paris Agreement goals in a way that is just, equitable, and leaves no one behind. “Just transition means different things to different people depending on their context,” noted UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at First High-Level Ministerial Roundtable on Just Transition, held last year in Dubai. “But one thing is clear: we cannot leave behind...

This side event, organised by UNEP and UNEP-CCC, featured technical presentations on the key findings of the Emissions Gap Report 2024, followed by a panel discussion focusing on the following three critical questions:

This side event showed through storytelling and expert discussion how to operationalise commitments to transition away from fossil fuel exploration and production in a just and orderly manner via third generation NDCs.

The combined global effect of government action on climate change has flat-lined over the last three years, underscoring a critical disconnect between the reality of climate change and the lack of urgency on policies to cut emissions, the Climate Action Tracker said in its global update, released today at COP29 in Baku, along with 2035 target recommendations for big emitters and the "COP Presidencies Troika".

The event brought the voices of different stakeholders shedding light on the importance of including just transition aspects in NDCs and other strategic documents, in line with the Paris Agreement, in order to showcase how such integration of concepts can catalyze climate ambition.

This side event discussed the global net zero status, reflecting on the UNSG’s Net Zero Progress report, with a focus on subnational governments.

At the start of COP29, many of us are wondering how we continue to implement the ambitious goals set out under the Paris Agreement at the speed and scale needed to halve emissions by 2030. As the world’s largest coalition of non-State Actors – learn how the Race to Zero continues to mobilize net zero leaders across society to not only set ambitious targets, but move from pledges, to plans and ultimately – emission reductions. This side event is organised by We Don't Have Time and RaceToZero. Speakers: Jane Eisenhardt, Engagement & Acceleration Manager, Race to Zero Camila Fernandez, Expert...

This side event discussed the "climate contribution" model, what this model entails, the requirements for companies to engage in it, as well as how it can support climate action that goes beyond carbon crediting alone.

COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 - 22 November 2024. Our NewClimate Institute expert will be on the ground in Baku, hosting and participating in multiple events. Additionally, we will release several related publications before and during COP29.

Keeping the 1.5-degree C temperature goal within reach will require these next NDCs to achieve a “quantum leap in ambition” and deliver immediate action across all sectors of the economy. So what exactly does that look like in terms of how we power our homes, grow our food, move people and goods, and more? Here, we break down the transformational changes needed in every sector of the economy to slash GHG emissions over the next decade.

This week , EU Parliamentarians will have the opportunity to grill the Commissioner candidates on their ambitions and competences for the upcoming term. It is a crucial time to ensure that climate ranks up high on the EU’s external action agenda, especially in its international partnerships offer. The current agenda of the Commissioners-designate appears to lack clarity on how they will integrate the EU’s climate ambitions into their foreign policy priorities. The European Parliament plays a key oversight role ensuring that Commissioner nominees are scrutinised on their qualifications, values...